Section 3 Bowling Team Championships

Team Entry Qualifications

In order to participate in the Section 3 Tournament, teams must have participated in six contests during the regular season. Teams must have achieved a minimum 40% winning percentage of scheduled games or matches prior to the day of sectionals in at least one of the following categories:

  1. League Record
  2. Against Same Class schools
  3. Overall record

Note- Rules permit additional non-qualifying teams to be allowed to enter the tournament to ensure there is an even number of teams.  Therefore, any team that is “on the bubble” and wishes to be considered, should enter the tournament.

Tournament Lane Condition

The lane condition shall be announced in advance and link provided to the pattern specs (when available). The pattern is selected from a list of pre-defined patterns, readily available from the Kegel Company’s Pattern Library.   The host center will have final approval if said pattern can be used.

Tournament Registration

Registration shall be opened no later than 2 weeks prior to the tournament.  The link to the registration forms will be provided via email, but also published below.  The registration forms are password protected.  The password will be conveyed to coaches when registration is announced by email.  Coaches should contact their league rep or one of the coordinators if they have any problems during registration.

Registration Forms

Qualifying For State Championships

NYSPHSAA annually conducts three (3) State Championship events, in which Section 3 is represented.  A description of each event, and the qualifying criteria is provided below.

School Team Championships:  Division 1 and Division 2

Starting in 2018, NYSPHSAA now has two divisions based on school enrollment and will crown a State Champion for both Boys and Girls teams in each division.  Division #1 is for the larger schools with BEDS enrollment of 600 and above.  Division #2 is for the smaller school enrollment with 599 and below.   

To qualify for the State Championship tournament in either Division #1 or Division #2, teams must finish 1st at the Section 3 team championship event in their respective enrollment Division.   While teams will continue to compete for individual Section 3 Class Championships  (IE-  Class A, B, and C/D), those classifications are not recognized at the State level, and therefore team Sectional class winners do not advance.

Composite Team Championships:   (Boys and Girls – Division 1 and Division 2)

Composite teams shall be formed for both Division 1 and Division 2. The teams are comprised of six (6) qualifying bowlers.  Section 3 has established a method to qualify players to compete for roster spots on the composite teams. For more information on qualifying standards and the tournament format, please visit the Section 3 Individual Shootout page.

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